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`Notice of Allowability
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`Applicant(s)
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`Application No.
`09/744,033
`Examiner
`Cao (Kevin) Nguyen
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`Hoyle
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`Art Unit
`2173
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`--The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`If not included herewith
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`(or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course.
`THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at
`the initiative of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
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`are accepted by the Examiner.
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`1. G This communication is responsive to 04/11/01
`2. 2 The allowed claim(s) is/are 7, 9, and 11
`3. El The drawings filed on
`Apr 11, 2001
`4. [ Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d).
`c) O None
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`1. [ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. O Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3. Q Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`*Certified copies not received:
`5. C Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) (to a provisional application).
`(a) O The translation of the foreign language provisional application has been received.
`6. O[ Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 120 and/or 121.
`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application. THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT
`EXTENDABLE.
`7. E A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
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`8. a CORRECTED DRAWINGS must be submitted.
`(a) E including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948) attached
`hereto or 2) 0
`1) l
`to Paper No.____
`including changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed
`approved by the examiner.
`including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No.
`Identllying Indlcla such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the top margin (not the back) of
`each shaet. The drawings should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittal letter addressed to the Official Draftsperson.
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`, which has been
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`9. [] DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1 TJ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`3 E] Notice of Drafteperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
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`Infarmation Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO-1449), Paper No(s).
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`7 E] Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological
`Material
`9 E Other
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`U 5. patent end radamark Oflica
`PTO-37 (Rev. 04-01)
`PTO-37 (Rv. 04-01)
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`Notice of Allowability
`Notice of Allowabllity
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`2 E Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)
`4 E
`Interview Summary (PTO-413), Paper No.
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`Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`easons for Allowa
`8 [] Examiner's Statement
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`A/
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`Part of Paper No. 9
`Part of Paper No. 9
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`Application/Control Number: 09/744,03:3
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or
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`additions be unacceptable to applati
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`Tn tn+me ne ma
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`1b filed as provided by 37 CFR
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`1.312. To ensure consid
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`h of such an amendment, it MUSY
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`md itted no later than the
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`rf t wpt given in a telephone ~ierview with
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`James D. S~
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`2.
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`The application has boendamended as
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`qins 6, 8 and 10are canceld.
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`Claim/(currently amnde
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`mory for use by a client
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`computer i
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`s nd serverh is accessible by the lint computer
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`via a networl
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`l ieserver storin a
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`rofile
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`y or each of a nu~ br of different
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`users, with the us
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`e user profit;o aining at least
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`one user link that pro ies nk
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`=flegin the user libra y
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`+ omputer-readable
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`memory comprising:
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`a non-volatile data storage device;
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`a program. stored on said non-volatile data storage device in a computer-readable format;
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`said program being operable upon execution to display a graphical user interface
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`comprising an application window having a number of user-selectable items displayed therein,
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`wherein each of said items has associated with it a link to an information resource accessible via
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`the network and wherein said program is operable upon execution and in response to selection by
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`a user of one of said items to access the associated information resource over the network;
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`[using the browser; ]
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`said program be
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`O r ae upon execution to receive
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`1# perver one of the user
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`profiles and to dis
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`ontained wl
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`user profile, said
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`program furth
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`access the
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`sociated with the selected us" linrom the user library associa eith
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`received user profile.
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`access the
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`network6sng a browser.
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`Allowable Wbj ect Matt r'
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`3.
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`4.
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`Claims 7, 9
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`arc allowable ov
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`of record.
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`The following is an e arn st
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`allowance:
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`Applicant has claimed uniquely distinct features in the instant invention which are not
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`found in the prior art either singularly or in combination. They are a computer-readable memory
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`for use by a client computer in conjunction with a server that is accessible by the client computer
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`via a network, the server storing a user profile and user library for each of a number of different
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`users, with the user library containing one or more files and the user profile containing at least
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`one user link that provides a link to one of the files in the user library, the computer-readable
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`memory comprising: a non-volatile data storage device; a program stored on said non-volatile
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`data storage device in a computera e
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`or at s dpr m being operable upon execution
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`to display a graphical
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`comprising an application
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`nace ving a number of user-
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`selectable items dI
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`ed th erein , wleijn each of sai
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`as has associ * l
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`ith it a link to an
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`ce accessible via the x
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`rein said program is
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`able upon
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`execution
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`response to selection by a
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`e of said items to access th ociated
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`information resource over thtnetwork -sai "pregram being eperaole upon execution to receive
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`from thee ver one of the user rofile ,,an
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`pser-selectable item for use inks
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`contained within the user profile, sai
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`g o erable in response to selection by
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`a user of o
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`the user links t
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`selected user
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`tures are not F
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`in the prior art.
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`The present i
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`being operabl
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`ecution to display a
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`graphical user interface com sh
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`items displayed therein, wherein each of said items has associated with it a link to an information
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`resource accessible via the network and wherein said program is operable upon execution and in
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`response to selection by a user of one of said items to access the associated information resource
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`over the network; said program being operable upon execution to receive from the server one of
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`the user profiles and to display a user-selectable item for user links contained within the user
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`profile, said program further being operable in response to selection by a user of one of the user
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`links to access the file associated with the selected user link from the user library associated with
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`the received user profile.. Each iplet.e t cl
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`en fiqd program is operable upon
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`execution and in responAdt&
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`tion b a user o one of said
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`access the associated
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`cution to receive
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`nthe user rofile. said oro
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`ser links
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`selected user link from the
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`cl sest prior arts Amr
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`disclose a conventional accesse i " '
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`in hierarchical graph which
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`experienced an
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`Any commen ensi red necessa riy °aphicant must be s
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`no later than the
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`payment of the issue fee an
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`M pre erably accompany the issue
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`fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on Statement of Reasons for
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`Allowance."
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`Any inqui
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`b (Kevin) Nguyn
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`U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Notice of References Cited
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`Part of Paper No. 9